Baking a cake involves preparing the ingredients, creating the batter, and baking at the correct temperature. A standard, reliable method for a homemade vanilla cake includes creaming butter and sugar, adding eggs, and alternating dry and wet ingredients.
Essential Ingredients (Basic Cake)
- Dry: 1½ cups cake flour, 1 cup sugar, ¾ tsp baking powder, ¼ tsp baking soda, 1/8 tsp salt
- Wet: ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter (softened), 2 large eggs (room temperature), 1½ tsp vanilla extract, ½ cup buttermilk